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...front of the White House one afternoon last week, five worried Governors unloaded themselves from automobiles and posed for newscameras with Secretary Wallace of Agriculture and Director George Peek of AAA. Then Floyd Bjerstjerne Olson of Minnesota, the group's spokesman, with a sporty blue shirt, blue tie, grey suit and slicked-back hair, led them in to see the President. His jaunty step belied the deep concern he felt. South Dakota's Tom Berry, a broad-brimmed plush hat of sandy hue above his leathery face, took the steps in a rolling cowboy gait...
...Agricultural Adjustment Administration has applied its domestic allotment plan (reduction of production compensated by the proceeds of processing taxes) to wheat, cotton, tobacco, hogs. Loans of 10? a lb. are planned for cotton farmers agreeing to crop reduction. In addition, for producers of rice, fruit, peanuts and milk, AAA arranged marketing agreements which were calculated to boost prices. Henry Morgenthau Jr. was authorized to direct a $2,000,000,000 refinancing program to ease the burden of farm mortgagees through Farm Credit Administration. And during the month, FCA announced that its loans for crop production and harvesting had passed...
Peek of Polo. Milo Reno, who hates Secretary Wallace as one of the fathers of the AAA, has high regard for AAA's Administrator George Nelson Peek. "He's the squarest shooter in the Agriculture Department," says Mr. Reno. "Milo Reno," Administrator Peek replies, "is a very sincere fellow. As to his objectives, we all think the same as he does, but as to his methods, I think there is room for great difference of opinion...
Breather. By the end of last week there was evidence that the AAA's quick action had somewhat pacified John Farmer and George Peek had a breather. Holiday members in 14 states stalled, failed to vote for the strike. Northeastern Colorado and Western Nebraska farmers went further, resolved at their meetings "to follow the leadership of President Roosevelt." Tempered editorials appeared, like that of the Cedar Rapids Gazette, which concluded: "The Government's proposition is part cash and part gamble; Reno's proposition is all gamble." Even such a hot-head as grizzled old Governor William Henry...
...officers of the Council for the year are: president, Aaa E. Phillips, Jr. '34, of Washington, D. C.; vice-president, John T. Higgins '34, of Pawincket, R. L; secretary, Victor H. Kramer '35, of Cincinnati...